Aegis of the HearthThe Aegis lab text is for an Aegis with a boundary sufficiently large to cover the entire top of Mont Beuvray at 4th magnitude protective level. Additionally, there are several Aegis of the Heart rituals 10th, 15th and 20th magnitude, which are sized for Mons Electi, and standard sized. The one sized for Mons Electi are at 7th, 12th and 17th magnitudes of effectiveness.

1 Part of The Architect’s Tool Chest2 Voice range variant.3 Part of The Grimoire of Roberto of Flambeau4 Part of The Tome of Novus Mane5 Part of The Pyromancy of Incidius6 Part of The Scrolls of Santiago

Intellego

Muto

In Flux Veritas (Muto Summa, Level 12 Quality 20)

Written by the apprentice of Mutante of Mercere, this is often considered to be an essential book on the Technique of Muto. As it was written by a Mercere it was widely circulated throughout the Order as the Order spread. A tradition of sorts arose with the spread of the text, there are several Commentaries (Covenants pg 90) written about this text that have also spread with it, some achieving a similar amount of gravitas and fame. When one seeks to get the Summa In Flux Veritas, one invariably seeks out some of the many well-maintained Commentaries that were published along with it. The particular copy in the Mons Electi library contains many annotations in the margins, made by Tranquillina Bonisagi.

Commentary: Hastus of Bjoernaer (Quality 12).

One of the first and most complimentary of the Commentaries. Hastus was so impressed with the text that he entered into service for the Mercere, often helping their Redcaps through the most dangerous parts of the Black Forest of Germany.

Commentary: Desiderus of Flambeau (Quality 12).

This wizard is probably more famous as being one of the early causalties in the Schism War, dying in an ill conceived plan to attack a Diedne mystical site. What makes this somewhat unique is that his plan seems to be hastily scrawled on the last page of the text.

Commentary: Obesarus of House Verditius (Quality 12).

A scathing rebuttal of the virtues of Muto and Mutante’s premises. Obesarus’s contention is that Muto is unable to help him ‘change’ his extraordinary obesity (linked some say to both his Gift and his rather gluttonous behavior) and proclaims that Muto should mostly be done away with as a Technique altogether, that Rego, Creo and Perdo more effectively do the job of Muto.

Perdo

Rego

The Stag, The Hound, and The Prince of the Seven Crowns (Rego Summa, Level 16 Quality 15)

Control, by Xenophon of Tremere / Apollodorus of Jerbiton, in Ancient Greek. (Rego Summa, Quality 25, Level 35 Summa). An attached note cautions the reader to be able to cast 2nd magnitude Rego spells “as there may be an unintended side effect.” The note further admonishes students to keep the book away from Tremere.

Auram

Corpus

The Quality of the text includes the following Resonances: The vellum is made from human skin, the ink is composed of human blood, and the cover boards are human bone that has been Regoed to their current shape.

Two extremely large and unwieldy tractatus written by Cannophori. Each is quite large, the size of 6 books (physically, they are as tall as a man) as he didn’t want the individual tractatus to be spread amongst several actual volumes he attempted to combine all the volumes into one book. The quality of each is 15, which completes redeeming of prize pawns.

Two extremely large and unwieldy tractatus written by Cannophori. Each is quite large, the size of 6 books (physically, they are as tall as a man) as he didn’t want the individual tractatus to be spread amongst several actual volumes he attempted to combine all the volumes into one book. The quality of each is 15, which completes redeeming of prize pawns.

Penetration

Profession: Architecture

Two tractatus on Architecture of quality 10, written by Tektonius of Bonisagus. Atop the volumes are a note which reads, “For the library of Mons Electi from Valnastium.”

Library of Apollodorus

All written in classical Greek.The Black Rot Within, House Guernicus Lore, L5Q12The Complete Order, Order of Hermes Lore, L5Q10The Cancer that is Guernicus:, House Guernicus Lore, Q12 (Commentary on The Black Rot Within: Details how House Guernicus engineered most of the problems of the Order. There is significant circumstantial evidence here, and it is compelling.)Lies, Damn Lies and Procedures, House Guernicus Lore, Q12) (Commentary on The Black Rot Within: Topic of The Duresca Scrolls)Secrets of Hidden Rituals, House Guernicus Lore, Q12 (Commentary on the Black Rot Within: Topic of Fenicil’s rituals)

Spells:A Portal of Singular Direction ReTe80
R: Arc, D: Year, T: Ind, Rutal
As Hermes Portal but goes in only one direction, and therefore does not require the timing of two portals to be coordinated, and can be affected by a single magus.

Aegis of the Soldier’s Hearth ReVi 50, 40, ReVi 30, ReVi 25
R:Touch, D: Ring, T: Circle
As Aegis of the Hearth, final effectiveness is determined by subtracting modifications for range and touch, in this case 3 magnitudes, for a final effectiveness equivalent to an Aegis 35.There are notes that recommend this spell, or similar spells be cast by junior magi and they invite senior magi into the Aegis, because spells over 6 total magnitudes do inflict warping, unlike Aegis of the Hearth.

The Leap of Mass Homecoming ReCo50
R:T, D:Mom, T:Group
Base 35
As the text in the 5th Edition Text.
There is a notation that any people with you in the lab while learning this spell count as having the effect designed for them.

There are apparently three texts for rituals that appear to follow the pattern of Characteristics of the Heroes. (Mental) Characteristics of the Self CrMe55, and are a R: Self, but otherwise identical to the spell outlined in Houses of Hermes: True Lineages, Presence is the missing text. While the description on the text appears straightforward, the instructions make no sense according to Magic Theory. This texts appear to be flawed or incomplete, despite the title. (Need to unlock this Achievement, in other words)

Effective Com scores of summae

These are the Communication scores of the authors of the summae listed above, or (if the author had the Good Teacher Virtue) their Com score +3. A reader with an effective Com score higher than the author of a summa, and Art or Ability score at least half the Level of the summa, can gloss the manuscript while reading (see Covenants, page 91). These effective Com scores were determined randomly.

Summa

Effective Com

A Primer on Origination

5

Bone and Sinew

3

Peering into the Aether

6

In Flux Veritas1

0

The Grandest Jest

6

The Stag, The Hound, and The Prince of the Seven Crowns

7

Knowing the Beast Without

6

The Call of the Deep

8

A Testament to the Power of the Heavens

4

Illuminating the Body Human

3

The Secret Lives of Our Verdant Brethren

8

Prometheus’s Gift: Blessing or Curse?

1

Alberich’s Colloquy on Appearances

2

Anima et Eius Natura

3

The Slumbering Giant

4

Twilight’s Inevitable Triumph

6

Threading the Hermetic Needle

3

All the Plants of the World

3

Unifying Principles of our Magic

8

Building Bridges: Understanding Our Outsize Brethren

2

Magus Invictus

5

Subtle Knives

-1

1In Flux Veritas was originally Quality 19; it was glossed by Tranquillina in the autumn of 1225.